Shrewsbury paramedic stole money from 94-year-old woman moments after she died

• Footage from Mike Drage/Facebook

A paramedic who was caught on camera pocketing money from a 94-year-old's home moments after she collapsed and died has been spared jail.

Mark Titley was caught on CCTV stealing sixty pounds from a box after entering the patient's home in Shrewsbury last year.

When he realised he'd been filmed, Titley quickly put the cash back - but the victim's son, Mike Drage, later saw what he had done and said it made him 'sick to his stomach'.

Mike contacted West Mercia Police and although Titley initially denied the allegation, telling officers he intended to 'secure' the cash and take it out to family members, he later admitted to the theft.

The 58-year-old was given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.

He was also told to pay £530 in costs as well as a £187 victim surcharge.

The victim's son Mike Drage says the sentence isn't enough

"These people that within these organisations disgrace all their other workers is abhorrent. He's disgraced his fellow workers. He's disgraced the NHS. And he's disgraced humanity in his actions", says Mike.

He adds: "Does anybody think 120 hours community service is actually justice for this? This is not justice. I'm going to pursue this and I'm going to ask for the courts to reconsider their actions. That's the only thing I can do."

Titley was one of four medics called to Mike's mother's home in Shrewsbury on June 29 last year, following reports she had collapsed in the garden.

They worked on her for about 20 minutes before she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shrewsbury Crown Court was told Titley then entered the property in search of a 'do not resuscitate' form. But he was filmed going through a plastic box full of cash and lifting up the notes to count through them before placing around £60 in his trouser pocket.

The court heard how Titley then looked around and spotted the camera before immediately putting it back in the box.

The court also heard how Titley, of Linley Avenue, Pontesbury, was no longer a serving paramedic, having retired from West Midlands Ambulance Service days after the incident.

Assistant chief ambulance officer, Nathan Hudson, said: "Our staff will be horrified one of their former colleagues would do something like this."

"We hold a position of trust when we enter someone's home and these sorts of actions rightly put a stain on all of our reputations which is deeply regrettable and makes it much harder for staff who are still working."

"We are pleased that this was taken to court and dealt with by the criminal justice system.”